Make Engineering Happen
| Event Name | Make Engineering Happen |
|---|---|
| Organizer | Smallpeice Trust |
| Sponsorship | KeyMed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Ltd. |
| Date | 22 - 24 July, 2019 |
| Venue | Colchester / U.K. |
| Participants | 100 students (age 14-15) |
| Event Outline | At University of Essex, a three day residential course where students are given the opportunity to work with role-model engineers and specialists on real-life engineering challenges. During the course, students learn about Olympus and are challenged to build a flexible endoscope that can angulate in left/right directions, perform maximum angles against a protractor and navigate a foam lung model in a mock procedure. The project itself is designed and led by Olympus staff; Chris Byford, Team Leader - Training, and additional mentor support provided by Andy Gunn, Quality Engineer together with Curtis Pettifer, Jeffrey Hlongwane and Daniel Cox, Service Engineering apprentices. |
Make Happen Group Photo
Work in Progress
Angulation Test
Finished Flexible Endoscope
Lung Model Navigation Test
